Isobutyl salicylate

CAS 87-19-4

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-methylpropyl ester

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$51M

Top sourceChina 35%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291823 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 26 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany

Switzerland
Belgium
Malaysia
Czech Republic
Canada

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

International Flavors And Fragrances

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$2404.00 / 50 kg

Purity99%

Vendors9 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.07	10 kg	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.25	100 g	99%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.26	100 g	99%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.42	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.00	100 g	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$840.00	100 mg	99.91%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS87-19-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3047186

FormulaC11H14O3

Mol. Weight194.23 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Isobutyl salicylate (CAS 87-19-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-19-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 87-19-4. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 87-19-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291823 for CAS 87-19-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/